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DOWNSLOPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does downslope mean? 

DOWNSLOPE (noun)
  The noun DOWNSLOPE has 1 sense:

1. a downward slope or bendplay

  Familiarity information: DOWNSLOPE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DOWNSLOPE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A downward slope or bend

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

declension; declination; decline; declivity; descent; downslope; fall

Hypernyms ("downslope" is a kind of...):

incline; side; slope (an elevated geological formation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "downslope"):

downhill (the downward slope of a hill)

steep (a steep place (as on a hill))


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